Rickshaw Girl Author:Mitali Perkins, Jamie Hogan (Illustrator) Naima is a talented painter of traditional alpana patterns, which Bangladeshi women and girls paint on their houses for special celebrations. But Naima is not satisfied just painting alpana. She wants to help earn money for her family, like her best friend, Saleem, does for his family. When Naima's rash effort to help puts her family deeper ... more »in debt, she draws on her resourceful nature and her talents to bravely save the day.
Includes a glossary of Bangla words and an author's note about a changing Bangladesh and microfinance.« less
This was a good book and proves that Bangladesh culture is not hugely different than ours, and that it is important to learn about different cultures. It is a heartwarming story about a girl named Naima. I loved the book.